•Malami and DSS operatives
The Department of State Security, DSS, has rearrested Nigeria’s former Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, after he was released on bail from the Kuje Correctional Centre in Abuja yesterday.
A security source confirmed Malami’s arrest, saying, “Yes, it is true that DSS operatives arrested Abubakar Malami, SAN, reports Daily Independent.
There are several petitions against him bordering on alleged terrorism financing.
“Terrorism and terrorism financing are serious offences globally. You’ll recall that when Abubakar Malami, SAN, was the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, he vowed that the government of the day would not shield any person or persons linked to terrorism or terrorism financing.”
He continued, “No responsible government would, in the same vein, fold its hands or turn a blind eye to weighty allegations of terrorism financing levelled against any individual, no matter how highly placed. In this case, Malami, SAN.
“In the course of investigations, we have what is called inter-agency cooperation. It is not uncommon for one security agency to hand over a person under investigation to another sister security agency.
“In Nigeria, the DSS is the sole security agency tasked with the responsibility of investigating such allegations. It’ll be best to allow them to do their job,” he declared.
